The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.0° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
147
140
136
114
94
161
108
104
80
70
67
50
47
33
32
71
101
106
156
138
96
86
129
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.63m
10:57AM1.41m
11:02PM1.51m
11:45AM1.43m
11:44PM1.36m
12:44PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.26m
4:54PM0.40m
5:27AM0.28m
5:50PM0.49m
6:09AM0.31m
7:00PM0.58m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
21
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
17
19
16
16
16
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